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Cyclone Raymond

Cyclone Raymond is the seventh studio album by Australian pop rock band Mental As Anything, released in September 1989 by CBS / Columbia. It peaked at number 34 on the ARIA Charts.

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Cyclone Raymond
Studio album by
Mental As Anything
Released18 September 1989
Recorded1987–1989
GenrePop, rock
Length46:09
LabelCBS Records
ProducerSteve James, Mark Moffatt, Mark Opitz, Robyn Smith
Mental As Anything chronology
Mouth to Mouth
(1987) 		Cyclone Raymond
(1989) 		Chemical Travel
(1993)
Singles from Cyclone Raymond
  1. "Love Comes Running"
    Released: April 1989
  2. "The World Seems Difficult"
    Released: August 1989
  3. "Baby You're Wild"
    Released: November 1989
  4. "Overwhelmed"
    Released: February 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star1

Cyclone Raymond is the seventh studio album by Australian pop rock band Mental As Anything, released in September 1989 by CBS / Columbia. It peaked at number 34 on the ARIA Charts.

Reception

Trouser Press said the album "Some people just don't heed the warning signs of encroaching blandness. Cyclone Raymond is completely boring, a collection of tepid love songs that couldn't possibly please anyone other than a soft-rock radio programmer anxious to fill air time with anything inoffensively presentable."2

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Big Things in Life"Reg Mombassa
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
2:49
2."Overwhelmed"Greedy Smith
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
4:00
3."The Walls of the World"Reg Mombassa
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
3:22
4."Some Feelings"Martin PlazaRobyn Smith4:12
5."Monster on the Playground"Greedy Smith
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
4:21
6."Rock and Roll Music"Chuck Berry
  • Steve James
3:02
7."Baby You're Wild"Peter O'Doherty
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
3:18
8."The World Seems Difficult"Greedy SmithMark Opitz4:14
9."Love Comes Running"Peter O'DohertyMark Opitz3:47
10."In the Sunshine"Martin Plaza
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
4:59
11."Get You Back"Martin Plaza
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
3:03
12."Oasis"Reg Mombassa
  • Steve James
  • Mark Moffatt
5:02

Personnel

Musicians

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)3 34
References

References

  1. Cyclone Raymond at AllMusic
  2. Fricke, David; Robbins, Ira. "Mental as Anything". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Mental As Anything – Cyclone Raymond". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.